A dieselpunk league

I´m sure you´re all familiar with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I was wondering if the US goverment was looking to set up something similar in the 1930s, who do you think would be included? Who would be possible enemies?

I suppose Doc Savage would make a good leader of the group, and he seems to have a good mix of talents. The Shadow would work well for more stealthy missions.

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Permalink Reply by Jonny B. Goode on January 13, 2010 at 9:46pm

Well let's see...

The Green Hornet and Kato
Biggles

If you can add in fictional characters invented after the 1930s but set in the '30s, then:

Indiana Jones
The Rocketeer

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Permalink Reply by Jonny B. Goode on January 13, 2010 at 10:10pm

Also maybe Philip Marlowe.

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Permalink Reply by Larry on January 14, 2010 at 9:20pm

The Batman would be perfect. Also Captain America if we want to include the 1940s.

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Permalink Reply by Jonny B. Goode on January 14, 2010 at 9:29pm

The Batman would be perfect. We might also include Sky Captain.

I think the 40s would have their own group (although likely a number of them would be the same). Sgt. Rock would be among them.

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Permalink Reply by Atterton on January 15, 2010 at 6:48pm

Well, It didn´t have to be exactly the 30s. Captain America I wouldn´t like, just due to how he would stand out in that garish costume. Tarzan would be good, but I guess he is a bit the wrong time. He´d have to be in an earlier league with Mata Hari and Zorro.

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Permalink Reply by Jonny B. Goode on January 18, 2010 at 6:56pm

I vote we let our very own Captain Spectre into the League.

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Permalink Reply by Atterton on January 20, 2010 at 6:48pm

I´m afraid it would only be open to people that was written about back then. So no Rocketeer or Captain Spectre.

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Permalink Reply by Tome Wilson on January 21, 2010 at 9:27am

Perhaps we need a League of Rocketmen then?

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Permalink Reply by Jonny B. Goode on January 21, 2010 at 1:55pm

Then we could also add Commando Cody...

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Permalink Reply by Larry on February 15, 2010 at 12:05pm

Wait, we forgot about The Phantom.

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Permalink Reply by Caerulctor on June 20, 2010 at 10:48pm

No such league could possibly be complete without at least the occasional services of John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (active from c. 1910 to the 1940s). Of course, he seems exactly the opposite of dieselpunk; but he did take a zeppelin trip to the Earth's interior in 1930...